vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to grow up; to become an adult
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
by sheer strength; by brute force
settlement; solution; resolution
civilized person; civilized people
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
military authorities; army circles
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
himself; yourself; herself
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
rational; reasonable; logical
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
maintenance; preservation; improvement
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
fate; destiny; predestination
to say; to tell; to state; to do
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
self control; self restraint
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
unable to resist; unable to suppress
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken